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enServer Challenge II: How SoftLayer Saves the Worldhttp://blog.softlayer.com/2013/server-challenge-ii-how-softlayer-saves-the-world
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>SoftLayer made our way to San Francisco for another great year of digital marketing fun at <a href="http://www.ad-tech.com/">ad:tech</a>. This event is always a blast because it allows us trade show roadies to change up our usual dialogue and talk about SoftLayer in a unique way ... Instead of fielding technical questions about our platform, we get to talk about our cloud hosting solutions from a "big picture" perspective.</p></div></div></div>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:30:31 +0000srivera3746 at http://blog.softlayer.comSoftLayer + Open Source + OSCONhttp://blog.softlayer.com/2012/softlayer-open-source-oscon
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>While a handful of SoftLayer employees made their way to Boston for <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/dont-stop-believing-in-hosting/">HostingCon</a>, another ragtag group of SLayers journeyed to Portland to attend <a href="http://www.oscon.com/oscon2012">OSCON</a> &amp;mdash: the <strong>O</strong>pen <strong>S</strong>ource <strong>CON</strong>vention. OSCON attracts 2,500+ passionate members of the open source community, so the conference sessions and expo hall are filled with the most creative and innovative people on the Web. That's where we want to be.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:10:34 +0000srivera3663 at http://blog.softlayer.comLooking at the Big Picturehttp://blog.softlayer.com/2012/looking-at-the-big-picture
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Last week, the SoftLayer team attended <a href="http://na.ad-tech.com/sf/">ad:tech San Francisco</a>. It's pretty unbelievable to think that it's only April, and this show was the <em>seventh</em> I've attended <em>this year</em>. 2012 has already been a HUGE year for SoftLayer in terms of growth, and our trade show and conference schedule has provided a fantastic outlet to share some of the good news. In addition to the seven shows I've attended, SoftLayer has exhibited at six more, and each has it's own unique focus and audience — ad:tech in particular.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 18:10:22 +0000srivera3614 at http://blog.softlayer.comServer Challenge = Global Domination?http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/server-challenge-global-domination
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/blood-sweat-and-tears-the-server-challenge/">Server Challenge</a> has become an all-out attraction. What started out as a little game we brought to SxSW last year has evolved into a competition attendees anxiously await.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:57:39 +0000srivera3599 at http://blog.softlayer.comUp Close and Personal: Intel Xeon E7-4850http://blog.softlayer.com/2012/up-close-and-personal-intel-xeon-e7-4850
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Last year, we announced that we would be <a href="http://www.softlayer.com/press/release/943/softlayer-first-to-launch-intel-xeon-e7-4800-series-servers">the first provider to offer the Intel E7-4800 series server</a>. This bad boy has record-breaking compute power, tons of room for RAM and some pretty amazing performance numbers, and as of right now, it's one of the most powerful servers on the market.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:12:45 +0000srivera3572 at http://blog.softlayer.comThe Challenge of Conveying Culturehttp://blog.softlayer.com/2012/the-challenge-of-conveying-culture
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Last week, Cracked.com ran an article about "<a href="http://www.cracked.com/blog/9-quirky-things-every-cool-workplace-required-to-have/">9 Quirky Things Every 'Cool' Workplace Is Required to Have</a>." The post points out several seemingly trite characteristics of "trendy" and "fun" companies, and SoftLayer was one of the companies the author used to illustrate her point about <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/naming-rights/">quirky conference room names</a>.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:20:43 +0000srivera3565 at http://blog.softlayer.comSoftLayer's 12 Days of Christmashttp://blog.softlayer.com/2011/softlayers-12-days-of-christmas
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If you're just joining us, you may have missed our remixes of <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/softlayer-is-coming-to-town/">"SoftLayer is Coming to Town"</a> and <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/go-tell-it-on-the-mountain/">"Go Tell it on the Mountain"</a> ... Both of which would be flying off the shelves these days (if our blog had shelves). In an effort to fill up some more space on a SoftLayer-only Christmas CD (and of course help rocket ourselves to a Bieber-level of fame), we've re-written the lyrics to The Twelve Days of Christmas and added a touch of SL style. </p></div></div></div>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:25:27 +0000srivera3553 at http://blog.softlayer.comGiving: Better Than Receivinghttp://blog.softlayer.com/2011/giving-better-than-receiving
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The holiday season for many of us is a time for giving and reflecting back on what we are thankful for, and this year has been an awesome one for SoftLayer. As a result of that awesomeness, we've been able to help several organizations raise money and awareness ... So many that we recently created a Charity Committee to find groups and organizations we can support in the future. Why would we need a committee to do that? Here's a snapshot of a few of the organizations we've helped this year:</p></div></div></div>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:00:44 +0000srivera3549 at http://blog.softlayer.comChange is Goodhttp://blog.softlayer.com/2011/change-is-good
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>We are closing down 2011 and beginning to prepare for a new year that is bound to be full of exciting changes and growth for our company, and in the midst of the calendar change, I'm reminded that my two-year anniversary of becoming a SLayer will be here soon too. Has time flown?! So many things have changed in the past two years, so I thought it would be fun to think about some things that have changed since my first day on the job. </p>
<p>To give you an idea of how things have changed in our office alone:</p></div></div></div>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:37:04 +0000srivera3532 at http://blog.softlayer.comSummer's Specialty: Truffle Mac and Cheesehttp://blog.softlayer.com/2011/summers-specialty-truffle-mac-and-cheese
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Over half my time this year has been spent <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/tips-for-the-unseasoned-traveler/">traveling</a> around the US, Canada and Europe where I've <a href="http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/taking-multitasking-to-a-new-level/">shared the SoftLayer story</a> with hundreds (if not thousands) of people. Since most of our trade shows are outside of the Dallas area, I frequently call a hotel room "home," so I really cherish my actual home.</p></div></div></div>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:50:12 +0000srivera3530 at http://blog.softlayer.com